thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
pardon me for leaving (first)
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
concreteness; feasibility
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
once upon a time; a long time ago
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
affinity; family relationship
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
expiration of term of office
surprise victory; upset; coup
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
woman who is obsessed with the education of her children